Make way for another Korean automaker

Brian J. Ochoa 05/08/2017

ANNYEONGHASEYO CEBU! Expect another Korean auto giant to make some noise in the Cebu automotive industry soon. SsangYong Berjaya Motor Philippines (SBMP), the exclusive distributor of SsangYong vehicles in the country, recently showed off its four currently…

Korean crisis and Asean’s gains

Ricky Poca 05/01/2017

The US is now faced with the problem of how to deal with North Korea under Kim Jong-Un, who is insisting on testing their missiles despite warnings from US President Donald Trump, South Korea, China and the…

Duty Free launches newest outlet at Mactan-Cebu Int’l Airport

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/27/2017

State-owned Duty Free Philippines (DFP) on Thursday opened a “destination boutique” featuring the region’s best local products in response to the growing number of foreign tourists visiting Cebu. DFP inaugurated its newest outlet at the Mactan-Cebu International…

Charges filed versus 3 Koreans, 1 Filipina

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/15/2017

Qualified trafficking charges were filed against three Korean nationals and a Filipina for allegedly recruiting local women to have sex with Korean tourists in Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) on Wednesday sued…

BI-7 claims they were not aware of travel restriction vs 7 South Koreans

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 03/14/2017

WHY were seven Korean nationals charged in Cebu with violating Philippine laws on sex trafficking allowed to leave the country despite a travel restriction issued by the court? The question hounds government authorities who were caught off…

Up close with AxisB

03/14/2017

Text and photo by Piakat Fernandez IT HAS been weeks but I still cannot stop talking about the Korean boy-band whose performances during the Otakufest and fan meet captured the hearts of female fans, mine included. AxisB–Kim…

Koreans in sex tourism case have left country?

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/13/2017

Magpale verifying report, sets up meet with agencies, Korean Consul The seven South Korean nationals who have been entangled in a sex tourism scandal barely two weeks ago have reportedly fled the country. The report prompted Vice…

3 arrested after robbing Korean

Dominic D. Yasay 03/07/2017

THREE men were arrested by the police after reportedly stealing P207,000 cash from their general manager, Korean national Jun Young Kim, 30. Operatives led by PO2 Ariel Ginco of the Centro Police Station in Mandaue City conducted…

SEX TOURISM: Seven Koreans charged

Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 03/06/2017

Seven, out of nine South Korean nationals arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-7) last Friday for engaging in a sex tour in Mactan Island were charged before the Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s Office on Monday. The…

Hotel exec: ‘Korean mafia’ report may affect business

Norman V. Mendoza 02/24/2017

An executive of a resort in Lapu-Lapu City expressed concern about the possible decrease in hotel bookings following reports that reached South Korea that an alleged Korean mafia exists in Cebu. Son Byung Cheon, executive director of…

Community vigilance

Editorial 02/20/2017

There is something to be said about community vigilance being key to preserving the environment as seen in two separate cases in the cities of Mandaue and Cebu recently. In Mandaue City, residents living near a private…

MAO BA?

02/13/2017

SCARED WITNESSES Four helmet-wearing persons were seen mauling a man along a highway in Cebu City, but the witnesses didn’t do anything to stop them. Where were the tanods and policemen, one might ask? In this day…

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